Notes

Capture ideas, organize information, and write without leaving your Momentum dashboard. With Notes :momentum-notes: you can create anything from quick reminders and daily reflections to project notes, journals, and longer-form writing.

Format your writing, search across your notes, connect related ideas, and use built-in AI tools to help develop or improve your content.

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Turn Notes on or off

Choose whether Notes is available on your Momentum dashboard.

1. Open Settings :settings-2:.
2. Go to General.
3. Under Apps, find Notes.
4. Turn Notes on or off.

When Notes is turned on, you can open it from your dashboard or press N on your keyboard for quick access.

💡 Your notes stay saved: Turning Notes off doesn't delete your existing notes. They'll be available again when you turn Notes back on.

Create and manage notes

Create new notes, update existing ones, or remove notes you no longer need.

Create a note

1. Open Notes :momentum-notes: from your dashboard.
2. Click New Note or the + icon in the top-right corner.
3. Start typing.

Your changes are saved automatically.

Keyboard shortcut: Press ⌘ + ' on Mac or Ctrl + ' on Windows to create a new note.

Add a note title

The first line of your note automatically becomes its title in the sidebar.

If you don't add a title, Momentum displays part of the note's content instead.

💡 Tip: Add an emoji to your note title to make it easier to spot in the sidebar.

Edit a note

1. Open the note you want to update.
2. Click anywhere inside the note.
3. Start editing.

Your changes are saved automatically.

Delete a note

1. Open the note you want to remove.
2. Click the Trash :trash: icon.
3. Confirm the deletion.

Deleted notes are moved to the Deleted folder and are permanently removed after two weeks.

To view your deleted notes:

1. Click the ••• menu at the top of the sidebar.
2. Select Deleted.

⚠️ Notes in the Deleted folder are permanently removed after two weeks.

Show or hide the sidebar

Use the sidebar to quickly browse and switch between your notes.

Click the sidebar icon :panel-left: in the top-left corner of Notes to hide the sidebar.

Click the same icon again :panel-left: to show it.

💡 Tip: Hide the sidebar when you want more room to focus on the note you're working on.

Use fullscreen mode

Expand Notes when you want more space for focused writing.

Click the Fullscreen icon :maximize-2: in the top-right corner of Notes to enter fullscreen mode.

Click the Exit fullscreen icon :minimize-2: to exit fullscreen and return to the standard view.

Momentum remembers your fullscreen preference the next time you open Notes.

Format your notes

Use the rich-text toolbar or Markdown-style formatting to organize your writing and make important information easier to scan.

Use the rich-text toolbar

Select text or place your cursor inside your note, then choose a formatting option from the toolbar.

Available formatting includes:

• Headings
• Bold
• Italic
• Underline
• Strikethrough
• Highlight
• Bulleted and numbered lists
• Block quotes
• Code
• Horizontal lines
• Links

To add a link, select the text you want to link and use the link option. You can also paste a URL directly into your note.

Format with Markdown

Notes supports Markdown-style formatting, so you can structure your writing as you type.

Headings

# Main heading
## Subheading
### Smaller subheading

Notes supports up to six heading levels.

Text formatting

Lists

Create a bulleted list:

- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3

Create a numbered list:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Block quotes

> This is a block quote.

You can also use Markdown-style formatting for code blocks and horizontal lines.

Organize and find your notes

As your collection grows, use Search and note links to keep information easy to find and connected.

Search your notes

Search for words or phrases that appear in your notes.

1. Click the ••• menu in the top-right corner of Notes.
2. Select Search :search:
3. Enter the word or phrase you want to find.

Keyboard shortcut: Press ⌘ + / on Mac or Ctrl + / on Windows to search your notes.

Link notes together

Create two-way links between related notes so you can quickly move between connected information.

1. Type [[ inside a note.
2. Select an existing note or create a new one.

The connection appears in both notes.

💡 Tip: Try creating a main note that links to your most important notes. This can make a growing collection easier to navigate.

Write with AI

Use the built-in AI tools in Notes to help develop, refine, or transform your writing.

You can use AI to:

• Summarize
• Simplify
• Expand
• Proofread
• Improve your writing

Use AI with selected text

1. Highlight the text you want to work with.
2. Click the Sparkle :sparkle: in the toolbar.
3. Choose an action.
4. Review the suggestion.
5. Apply the changes you want to keep.

Use AI with an entire note

1. Click the AI button :sparkle: at the top of your note.
2. Choose an action, such as Summarize, Simplify, Expand, or Proofread.
3. Review the suggestion.
4. Apply the changes if you want to keep them.

💡 You're in control: AI suggestions don't replace your original writing until you choose to apply them.

Pro tips & keyboard shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to work with Notes more quickly:

See all Momentum keyboard shortcuts

FAQs

:::faq

Q: Can I recover deleted notes?

A: Yes. Deleted notes are stored in the Deleted folder (via the ••• menu in the sidebar).

Q: Do AI edits overwrite my notes?

A: No. AI suggests changes, but you choose whether to apply them.

Q: Can I use Notes offline?

A: Yes. Notes work offline, and changes will sync once you reconnect.

Q: What AI model are you using?

A: We are currently using GPT-5-mini.

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